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My .260 died - need to pick a new 6.5 for Africa!
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<blockquote data-quote="WindTrax" data-source="post: 195068" data-attributes="member: 2606"><p>Sorry Steve, I have to admit to already having been diagnosed with the 6.5 terminal ailment. It's incurable. And anyway, where would the fun be in that? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Plus I've had truly gut-wrenching experiences hunting with the 7mm-08 on a couple deer in the past. It's very anecdotal, I know, but for me I got very serious non-expansion at 20 to 75 yards with my prior factory 7mm-08, and have experienced absolutely no problems at all with the .260 I had in 10 animals since, all 1 shot, extremely quick kills between 12 and around 250 yards. I'd still go with a .260, but I'm really, really hoping for around 100 fps more velocity and better cartridge OAL length for use in my short action than the .260 gave me with long 140s. With the .260 I was limited to 125 Nosler Partition bullets if I didn't want to significantly encroach on the powder space .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WindTrax, post: 195068, member: 2606"] Sorry Steve, I have to admit to already having been diagnosed with the 6.5 terminal ailment. It's incurable. And anyway, where would the fun be in that? :) Plus I've had truly gut-wrenching experiences hunting with the 7mm-08 on a couple deer in the past. It's very anecdotal, I know, but for me I got very serious non-expansion at 20 to 75 yards with my prior factory 7mm-08, and have experienced absolutely no problems at all with the .260 I had in 10 animals since, all 1 shot, extremely quick kills between 12 and around 250 yards. I'd still go with a .260, but I'm really, really hoping for around 100 fps more velocity and better cartridge OAL length for use in my short action than the .260 gave me with long 140s. With the .260 I was limited to 125 Nosler Partition bullets if I didn't want to significantly encroach on the powder space . [/QUOTE]
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